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Maya Angelou Talks About Mom & Me & Mom
Sunday, April 7th, 2013
by Rachel Cappucci on Reading Around
The last time Union Square’s Barnes and Noble planned to have Maya Angelou speak in February 2011, she had to cancel. She was being called
Woman Around Town: Candace Straight’s “Brand” Production
Monday, February 4th, 2013
by Robin Weaver on Woman Around Town
Your challenge in talking with Candace (“Candy”) Straight is determining where you’d like to keep the conversation’s focus. In a career that’s included senior roles
Mount Vernon: Looking Back As We Look Forward
Monday, January 21st, 2013
by Woman Around Town on Living Around
Washington D.C. was a flurry of inaugural activity this past weekend, with balls, parties, lectures, and tours, leading up to the swearing in of Barack
Zero Dark Thirty – Kathryn Bigelow Tackles the Hunt for Osama bin Laden
Tuesday, December 18th, 2012
by Claire McCurdy on Playing Around
On March 2 2009 Barack Obama’s Attorney General Eric Holder says the administration cannot condone waterboarding as torture which simulates drowning, an interrogation technique for
Humor Me
Friday, July 13th, 2012
by Michall Jeffers on Reading Around
There are so many different kinds of humor: wit, slapstick, puns, jokes, and riddles to name a few. What we laugh at is deeply personal,
Washington National Cathedral—The Nation’s House of Prayer
Thursday, April 5th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
On August 23, 2011, at 1:51 p.m., an earthquake that measured 5.8 on the Richter Magnitude Scale was felt all along the East Coast into
The Obamas—Jodi Kantor’s Book Creates a Firestorm
Monday, January 16th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around
In the acknowledgement portion of The Obamas, author Jodi Kantor thanks many of her friends for their support including Shira Stutman, adding: “Shira insisted that
Lady Liberty—A True Woman Around Town
Monday, July 4th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
Hooray! The crown is open! We were thrilled to learn that on July 4, 2009, visitors were once again allowed inside the Statue of Liberty’s
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